**This is my second attempt at this as my first attempt ended in disaster with numerous crashes, etc**
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it currently plays it's home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza.
Today the former UEFA Cup finalists have appointed former little known Semi-Pro footballer Jose Luis as manager for the 2009/10 season.
The Spanish club have been through hard times in recent years reaching the UEFA Cup final in 2001 before losing to an extra time goal to Liverpool. 2 years later, Alaves were relegated to the 2nd Division and spending 2 years there before being promoted again in 2005 before being immediately relegated again. From there things only got worse for Alaves and in 2009 they foud themselves relegated to the 3rd tier of Spanish football. Things had to change and the board have decided now to bring in Luis with the hope that he can get the club heading back in the right direction. A direction that the club were once moving in before their recent plummet.
Luis is not without his hardships as the club have given him no money to spend at all. In such financial difficulties Luis will have to work hard if he is to improve the squad and put Alaves back on the Spanish and indeed European footballing map.
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it currently plays it's home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza.
Today the former UEFA Cup finalists have appointed former little known Semi-Pro footballer Jose Luis as manager for the 2009/10 season.
The Spanish club have been through hard times in recent years reaching the UEFA Cup final in 2001 before losing to an extra time goal to Liverpool. 2 years later, Alaves were relegated to the 2nd Division and spending 2 years there before being promoted again in 2005 before being immediately relegated again. From there things only got worse for Alaves and in 2009 they foud themselves relegated to the 3rd tier of Spanish football. Things had to change and the board have decided now to bring in Luis with the hope that he can get the club heading back in the right direction. A direction that the club were once moving in before their recent plummet.
Luis is not without his hardships as the club have given him no money to spend at all. In such financial difficulties Luis will have to work hard if he is to improve the squad and put Alaves back on the Spanish and indeed European footballing map.
